The 75th annual Cannes Film Festival reminded the world just why people love going to the movies.
And movie theaters received an important endorsement from a powerful A-list ally.
“I make movies for the big screen,” Tom Cruise said on May 18, just hours before “Top Gun: Maverick” premiered to a rapturous standing ovation on its way to a 151-million box office opening.Here are the biggest winners and losers from the French Riviera.Winner: Neon.
The indie distributor has a special touch with Palme d’Or winners.
Following 2019’s “Parasite” and 2021’s “Titane,” Neon landed North American rights to this year’s big Cannes champ: Ruben Östlund’s comedy “Triangle of Sadness,” which stars Woody Harrelson as a rabid Marxist who is the captain of a cruise for the super-rich.Loser: An expensive genie.
The conventional wisdom on George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba,
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